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Old 02-18-2009, 03:23 PM
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Alright I've been toying with this for a while before posting. I was havin a little fun one day, and took a right hand turn pretty hard. Around the apex of the turn i noticed the (BRAKE) light blink, not the orange pad wear indicator, the circular red one that comes on when your e-brake handle is up. So for the last coupla days i've been doin stuff to try and re-create that. I took a couple on/off ramps fast, made more turns fast, and other various trickery, and this is what i've come up with.

-Only happens on right hand turns, and only when turning hard
-The (BRAKE) light blinks just for a half a second or so, just enough to catch your eye

Is there a sensor startin to go or somethin? Its not a big deal i suppose, i'm just curious.
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 03:37 PM
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Interesting. Are you up on two wheels where the reservoir might read low?
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 03:58 PM
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Haha no. And I also made sure to hold the handle down, to rule out the handle moving around tripping the sensor. Anyway I thought the e-brake was a cable-driven setup?
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 04:21 PM
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mine did the same thing one day and my coolant did the same thing its simply because there isnt enough of fluit and it tells you that its low i would check everything when the car is standing still and off and cool
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 05:38 PM
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Personally, I wouldn't think it's a fluid issue. Or a sensor going bad. Do you know if your cable is nice and taught? Maybe when you're making the turn it's moving something down in your e-brake area just enough to think your handle is up. That's exactly how it is sounding to me. Good luck!
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffha4
Do you know if your cable is nice and taught? Maybe when you're making the turn it's moving something down in your e-brake area just enough to think your handle is up. That's exactly how it is sounding to me. Good luck!
That's exactly what i was thinking. As the car rolls slightly in the turn it might pull the cable and make it think the e-brake is being applied
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 10:59 PM
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ahhh good call, that makes sense too because the handle is really easy to pull. (a little toooo easy ) i'll crawl under it in the morning and see if A) the e-brake cable is loose and B) i can tighten it. Thanks for the help guys!
 
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